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Tomlin Lacks Emotional Sense of Game

Mike Tomlin is a "by the book" sort of coach. This is how he avoids criticism and risk. But he falls short in sensing what a team truly needs at a given time. There are times other than the end of games (when often it's too late) to take risks.Case in point: Fourth-and-one in the Red Zone just before Halftime vs. the Raiders, losing 21-3. Why not try to punch it in for a TD? A field goal before Halftime is hardly a huge morale boost.
As we all know, the unlikely miss by Suisham ended up being a huge downer. I understand "the book" states that you take the FG in that situation. But the great coaches (like Belichick) understand that at times you throw out the book. Bottom line is that Tomlin doesn't trust this offense to gain a crucial 4th-and-1. Sometimes a coach needs to take a risk in order to instill confidence. The Steelers emotionally needed a TD before Halftime; not another logical lame field goal.

Tomlin 0-7 on the West Coast.......Plus look at how Tomlin mishandled the London trip......Coach Cliche is just a clueless dolt....His teams are consistently not prepared especially for games traveling to the West Coast or across the pond....

Tomlin 0-7 on the West Coast.......Plus look at how Tomlin mishandled the London trip......Coach Cliche is just a clueless dolt....His teams are consistently not prepared especially for games traveling to the West Coast or across the pond....

Just a ?. They flew to Oakland saturday. Shouldnt they have gotten to Oakland on friday? Or is that the norm?

Tomlin 0-7 on the West Coast.......Plus look at how Tomlin mishandled the London trip......Coach Cliche is just a clueless dolt....His teams are consistently not prepared especially for games traveling to the West Coast or across the pond....

Just a ?. They flew to Oakland saturday. Shouldnt they have gotten to Oakland on friday? Or is that the norm?

Charlie Batch on his radio show said that usually teams fly out early for coast to coast trips but it was thought it wasn't a good idea since this team had curfew problems in the past when they had done so....Things like that just prove that Tomlin really has no control on his team and really the players don't respect him as HC.....Coach Cliche is a fraud and always has been....

Charlie Batch on his radio show said that usually teams fly out early for coast to coast trips but it was thought it wasn't a good idea since this team had curfew problems in the past when they had done so....Things like that just prove that Tomlin really has no control on his team and really the players don't respect him as HC.....Coach Cliche is a fraud and always has been....

Ok, I thought they were suppose to get there friday. Seriously, grown men cant get back for a curfew who makes millions of dollars. Sad.